Where did the Spartans allow Xenophon to live during his exile?

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Xenophon Xenophon, statue in front of the parliament building in Vienna.

Following his exile from Athens, the Spartans provided Xenophon with a place to live in Scillus, a small city located across the Alpheus River from Olympia.1

During his time in Scillus, Xenophon served as a representative for Sparta at Olympia and used his wealth to purchase land and build a small-scale replica of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. He remained there until he was eventually expelled following Sparta's loss of authority after the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE.1